The Danish great grandfather was born in Copenhagen in a building in the Amalienborg Palace area, 25 Amaliengade. The building originally belonged to the famous architect, Lauritz de Thurah https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurids_de_Thurah but in the late 1780s took over the function of the Queens Foundling Hospital where unwed women could give birth in safety and anonymity. https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_kongelige_F%C3%B8dselsstiftelse
An Update Critters I bathed Phantom recently at a pet shop containing a self serve hydro bath for dogs. He hates water and it wasn’t until I tried to get him into the bath that I remembered the dog treats were left at home. He graciously accepted the inevitable. Before leaving we went for a […]
The New Dog I saw the surgeon last week and can now drive. Have only been out once but have a busy day coming up. Have been occupied trying to clean up the back garden. Now that the lawn’s been cut I can tell the difference between lawn and weeds and have spent days […]
The Update Last week a Community Nurse arrived and removed the staples in my suture line. She was very happy with healing and then festooned the suture line with steri strips, sticky strips of medical paper, and advised me to rub the suture line with oil when the strips fall off. About half have […]
This morning I awoke to the sound of chirping and caroling. The local birds were keen to be heard, long after the dawn chorus, a pleasant, relaxing start to the day. However, it didn’t give me the energy to deal with my bed mate. I awoke practically nose to nose with the cat. She’d cried […]